leita
See also: leitä
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
leita (third person singular past indicative leitaði, third person plural past indicative leitaðu, supine leitað)
ConjugationEdit
| Conjugation of leita (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | leita | |
| supine | leitað | |
| participle (a6)1 | leitandi | leitaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | leiti | leitaði |
| second singular | leitar | leitaði |
| third singular | leitar | leitaði |
| plural | leita | leitaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | leita! | |
| plural | leitið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -eiːta
VerbEdit
leita (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leitaði, supine leitað)
- (with dative or að) to seek, to search, to look for
- Afsakið, en ég er að leita að Hallgrímskirkju.
- Excuse me, I'm looking for Hallgrímskirkja.
- Þú ættir að leita læknis, þú lítur ekki vel út.
- You should consult a doctor. You don't look well.
- Ég ákvað að leita til miðils til að tala við vin minn sem dó.
- I decided to turn to a psychic to talk to my friend who died.
- Afsakið, en ég er að leita að Hallgrímskirkju.
ConjugationEdit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
leita
- inflection of leite:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse leita. Akin to obsolete dialectal English lait.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
leita (present tense leitar or leiter, past tense leita or leitte, past participle leita or leitt, present participle leitande, imperative leit)
- to search
Related termsEdit
- leit (noun)
See alsoEdit
- lete (Bokmål)
ReferencesEdit
- “leita” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną.
VerbEdit
leita (singular past indicative leitaði, plural past indicative leitaðu, past participle leitaðr)
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of leita — active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | leita | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | leitandi | |
| past participle | leitaðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | leita | leitaða |
| 2nd-person singular | leitar | leitaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | leitar | leitaði |
| 1st-person plural | leitum | leituðum |
| 2nd-person plural | leitið | leituðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | leita | leituðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | leita | leitaða |
| 2nd-person singular | leitir | leitaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | leiti | leitaði |
| 1st-person plural | leitim | leitaðim |
| 2nd-person plural | leitið | leitaðið |
| 3rd-person plural | leiti | leitaði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | leita | |
| 1st-person plural | leitum | |
| 2nd-person plural | leitið | |
Conjugation of leita — mediopassive (weak class 2)
| infinitive | leitask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | leitandisk | |
| past participle | leitazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | leitumk | leituðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | leitask | leitaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | leitask | leitaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | leitumsk | leituðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | leitizk | leituðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | leitask | leituðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | leitumk | leituðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | leitisk | leitaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | leitisk | leitaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | leitimsk | leitaðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | leitizk | leitaðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | leitisk | leitaðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | leitask | |
| 1st-person plural | leitumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | leitizk | |
DescendantsEdit
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
leita f (plural leitas)